Commentary
Notes on cases, procedure and the law — general commentary, not legal advice
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Employee v ‘The Employer’ [2023] — unfair dismissal application filed out of time
In Employee v ‘The Employer’ [2023] [2023] FWC 606, Mr Strik acted for the Applicant, the employee, concerning an application for unfair dismissal remedy…
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Kenton & Odom [2026] — dismissal of application for appeal
In Kenton & Odom [2026], Mr Strik appeared as counsel, representing the respondent Mr Odom in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.…
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Show-cause bail: Williams v R [2026] NSWCCA 17
CASE NOTE Williams v R [2026] NSWCCA 17 Court of Criminal Appeal, Supreme Court of New South Wales Mitchelmore JA, Dhanji J, Coleman J…
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Why a Final AVO in NSW Means No Firearms Licence for Over a Decade — And Why the Courts Have Closed Off the Escape Route
If you are subject to a final Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) in New South Wales, you cannot hold a firearms licence. That much is…
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NSW DPP Guidelines (summary)
NSW OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS — PROSECUTION GUIDELINES (MARCH 2021) Issued under s.13(1) of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986…
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Two section 10 dismissals today
Downing Centre Local Court today at 12.30pm; The client faced two charges arising from an incident outside a Kings Cross venue in the early…
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Stephen Lawrence MLC on sentencing reform Feb 2026
This was something that the government announced over the weekend, and it’s a pretty big reform proposed to the criminal law, particularly to the…
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Kenton & Odom [2026] FedCFamC1A 5 – Family Law Appeal
In Kenton & Odom [2026] FedCFamC1A 5, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1, Appellate) heard an appeal in family law…
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Administrative Law: GVW v NSWTAG [2025] NSWCATAD 134
Case: GVW v NSWTAG [2025] NSWCATAD 134 Court: NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division) Date: 12 June 2025 Summary: This…
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Family Law: Z & J (No 4) [2025] FedCFamC1F 22
Case: Z & J (No 4) [2025] FedCFamC1F 22 Court: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) Date: 23 January 2025 Summary:…